Frederick eissner



(No Model.)

F. EISSNER. SURGICAL NEEDLE AND HOLDER.

No. 472,258. Patented Apr. 5; 1892.

if item? UNITED STATES FREDERICK EISSNER,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SURGICAL NEEDLE AND HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,258, dated April 5,1892.

Application filed August 29, 1891. Serial No. 404,090. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK EISSNER, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Surgical Needle and Holder; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates particularly to the class of devices known assuture-needles, in which the needle proper is carried at the end of ahandle or holder of convenientlength, which may'also carry a supply ofthread; and it has for its object to improve the construction ofsuch-devices, so that the needle proper may be more fully under thecontrol of the operator, may be held fast in the holder or releasedtherefrom by manipulation at the outer end of the holder, and may beused either fast to the holder or loosely held thereby, as desired, andso that the end of the holder may be smooth and free from projectingset-screws and the like.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of one embodiment of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a central section thereof, and Fig. 3 is asectional detail view thereof on the line a: a: of

Fig. 1 on a plane at right angles to the plane The sleeve or hollowshaft A, which constitutes the holder for the needle, is preferablyprovided at one end with a head a, which is perforated in differentdirections by holes b and 1), adapted to receive the shaft of the needle(J. Within the hollow of the sleeve or cylinder A is a clamping-rod B,furnished at its lower end with a screw-thread d, engaging with acorresponding screwthread in the sleeve A, and also furnished with ahead f, having a milled edge. The end of the clamping-rod B is adaptedto bear against the shaft of the needle 0 when the latter is placed inthe hole I) or b, and byrotating said shaft by means of the head f theneedle may be released or held firmly in position.

An enlarged cylinder D is carried on the shaft A and contains a bobbin Hon the shaft A for holding thread. The cylinder D is also provided witha slot, as J, through which the thread is run. A cap E fits over theenlarged cylinder D and is itself held in place by the head f and therod B, which passes through it.

The-needle O is provided with a perforated guide-piece G for the thread,fixed thereon near one end, which carries the thread along the shaft Aand needle 0, keeping it out of the way of the operator, and which alsooperates as a shoulder or guard to prevent the shank of the needle fromslipping through the hole 1) when placed in position. The holes Z) I)being substantially diametrical and the head a being perforated by anynumber of such holes that may be found convenient and desirable, theneedle can be placed in a number of different positions with referenceto the axis of the shaft A, as indicated in the drawings both by fulland dotted lines.

In operation the needle is placed in one of the holes adapted to receiveit, using the hole which will hold the needle in the position mostdesirable with reference to the work to be done, and the needle is fixedand held firmly in position by turning the headf. The thread is runthrough the slot J, the guide G, and the eye of the needle, and theapparatus is ready for use. In some cases the needle may be used withoutbeing clamped, the guidepiece G serving to hold the needle in placewhile being pushed through the parts to be sewed.

The whole device is simple in construction and can be taken apartreadily for cleaning after use. WVhenever desired, the position of theneedle with reference to the shank of the holder can be changed withoutWithdrawing the needle from the suture by rotating the clam pin g-rod.The perforated guide-piece on the needle not only permits the needle tobe used without being clamped by the rod, but will hold the thread inplace should the holder be freed from the needle for the purpose ofchanging the position of the latter. There are no set-screws projectingfrom the end of the needle-holder to interfere with the free use of theneedle or to prevent the proper and thorough cleansing of theinstrument.

I claim as my invention 1. A surgical needle having an eye near itspoint and a perforated shoulder and guide on its shank, substantially asshown and described.

2. In combination, a needle,a shoulder-piece secured thereon, and ashaft perforated to receive the shank of said needle, substantially asshown and described.

In combination, a needle, a perforated guide-piece secured thereon, anda shaft or holder having a head perforated at different angles to theaxis of said shaft, with holes adapted to receive the shank of saidneedle, substantially as shown and described.

4-. In combination, a hollow shaft perforated to receive a needle, and arod fittingl loosely within said shaft and furnished with a screw-threadengaging with a screw-thread in said shaft and adapted to bear upon saidneedle, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

FREDERICK EISSNER.

XVitnesses:

A. N. J ESBERA, W. B. GREELEY.

